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Stumbling forward Klyde barely kept his balance as Blade herded him along. His arms swung back and forth as he hunched forward, vision reeling from the sudden movement. "Are we there yet? Can this be there?"

Standing back up Neko brought Riyo with him, wrapping his arm around her back to hopefully brace her. Now with booze in one arm and Riyo in the other, pressing close in a way that said she knew not of personal boundaries, he stared at Blade. For a moment he looked between Riyo and Klyde but the decision was clear. "Uhh...I think I'll stick with this one thanks. I don't like my men in skirts."

Hearing Riyo's long winded....whatever, Neko rolled his eyes. Whatever she had been slipped it was something good. "Sure...unicorn porn. I'm sure you have some of that on your hard drive. You might have just overlooked it. There's a hidden folder where it resides." Apparently dealing with someone who was off there rocker didn't seem to phase Neko in the slightest. "Now climb on. We're going to go on a magical adventure to the land of pillows and comforters. Just don't knock the booze out of my hand. Do that and I'll drop you like a bad habit." He didn't seem to be joking, but he shifted so that Riyo could climb on his back.

"That seems like a good idea." Klyde stated watching Riyo and Neko. "Blade, let me ride on your back." Turning around he reached for Blade's shoulders so that he could maneuver the thief into a position best suited to give him a piggy back ride. "You can be my noble steed and I will name you Ted and feed you oats."

Mitsu continued to giggle, though the displeased tone seemed to catch her attention. "What's wrong? Did I say something weird? I said 'we can do it' most of the guys in school would say 'that's what she said'," Her grin widened. "It's funny....I think." So she obviously wasn't as in tune with that perverted side as one would originally think.

But the last statement that Shun uttered made that grin slowly fade, those black eyes suddenly looking blank. Tilting her head forward again she leaned it against Desmond's shoulder, her free hand clutching at his shirt while her other squeezed Shun's hand. "I'm sorry." She whispered almost inaudibly. "I...." She clutched a little tighter on Desmond's shirt. "I think I'm broken....and the piece just aren't fitting back together like they should." It was an odd thing to say but the meaning was there. "Some are missing or distorted so the picture will never be the same."

Blade let out a sigh as Neko refused to swap. He should have known but he had to try anyway. Though, he was somewhat jealous that the janitor had the better 'deal' here.

"No way man, you're walking," he frowned at the vampire while trying to keep Klyde in front of him so he could basically direct where he was headed. The thief really wasn't completely thrilled with his conscience nagging him to not just leave the guy behind.

Blinking at Riyo, he wondered what she was talking about exactly. It seemed like she was still tripping out pretty badly if she's hallucinating but.. she mentioned her childhood. Imaginary friend type deal? It didn't quite sound like that...

Glancing down as Mitsu apologized, Shun let out a sigh and lightly squeezed her hand.

"..He's right you know," he said quietly, sounding practically normal despite the fact that he had just agreed with Desmond. Still staring towards the ground, he whispered something almost inaudible, "I just.. wish I could make you happy again.."

"Okay..." Riyo said softly, burying her face in the man's shoulder as if to resist the urge of looking at the figure she'd described. "You're really nice, Neko. I forget to tell you that sometimes." It seemed like a random thought, but as the drugs wore on at least some parts of her were able to reach through the drug-induced barrier, if only for moments.

Though, as they continued on, the funk that struck her started to fade. Sliding one of her hands down from around his neck, Riyo couldn't help but try to lift the collar of his shirt so she could have a peek. "Would I look better with a six-pack?" It seemed like everybody she affiliated with (besides Mitsu) had them. "Because they look good on you and Blade and Klyde."

Then a thought struck her. "I'm no good at being a girl. I wanna be a guy. Lets swap. You can be me. I'll be you. You can do that, right? Change into different people?"

Well, Desmond's words hadn't had as big of an impact as he would've liked, but at least she was back to being some sort of happy.

"I think it's just moose..." Though hell, he could be wrong. English was no major of his.

Klyde grinned the widest goofiest grin hearing Riyo. "I do look good with a six pack." But another thought struck him. "If you were a guy I don't think the leg stockings would look as good anymore. Those are just hot...I like those....you should wear stuff more often so I can see them. Oh hey a skirt. I can let you borrow it if you like." He continued to stumble along in their path finally entering the forest path between school and town.

Neko only managed to chuckled at first to what Riyo had to say. "I dunno I think you look better the way you are." He didn't seem to mind her pulling at his shirt, the only thing she would see were what she had already mentioned and parts of his ever growing tattoo.

But when she mentioned changing into other people....his eyes grew wide for a moment, those pupils constricting to razor blades. For only a second there was a swirl of gray but it quickly cleared away to that icy blue as he looked back at Riyo. "T...that's such an odd thing to say, Riyo." He stammered only slightly but it was enough to tell that something about what she had said struck a chord with him. "I can't do anything like that."

"Maybe its meese, like with geese." She giggled a bit more about it until she felt Shun's hand go loose and start to slip. At first she thought he might have wanted to walk on his own and not grip at her....but her body decided on the most selfish action and gripped his hand a little tighter.

"Desmond," Mitsu barely spoke above a whisper, those eyes struggling to focus. It seemed like there were short moments of realization like she was peeking through the haze of a dream knowing that something was off. "Please make sure...Shun makes it back safe. Don't let me....lose my friend. I can't bare to lose anything else." Her voice grew quieter until it wasn't there at all, those eyes suddenly half lidded as she rested her head back to look at the vampire. "I think I love you both...its so confusing. Can you really love more than one person?"

Her eyes kept constricting and re-dilating making her blink against the constant change. "I've been trying to figure things out but it only seems to get more complicated." She confessed, though normally she wouldn't have. Her drugged state was making her rather honest.

Blade didn't think Neko could shapeshift but his reaction was rather curious. He wasn't sure how, but maybe the mention of it somehow brought up some sort of unpleasant memory.

Frowning as he saw Riyo shiver, the thief was torn for the moment. Despite that it'd help her, he felt he may regret this somewhat since he hated the cold quite a bit. With a sigh, he paused with the ushering of Klyde and removed his coat. Stepping behind Neko, he draped it over the girl's shoulders before shivering as the cool winds blew by.

It wouldn't be much longer that they reach school at least.

Feeling her grip tighten, Shun glanced up and lightly squeezed Mitsu's hand in turn. His head tilted and he frowned somewhat as she asked Desmond to look out for him. He was about to make some sort of objection but her next words caught him off completely, despite the fact that he had made some sort of drunken confession earlier. It's possible he already forgotten he had done that.

"I... I.." he started to say but he couldn't put the words together on how he felt right now. With the effects of alcohol slowly wearing off, he was acting more along the norm for himself. The concept of love was one he never quite understood. He didn't know what to make of this. There was plenty of confusion of course, as well as frustration. Not only because he couldn't figure out what he was feeling but because he didn't understand why Mitsu could say she loved Desmond... after everything he had done to her..

"..My chest feels strange again..." he uttered lowly. That was all about that he was able to decipher.

Looking up at the vampire as he bent down, Shun stared for a moment. His eyes darted towards Mitsu, then back to Desmond. Nearly every part of him was shouting 'HELL NO' to this but... the girl was worried about him obviously. The alcohol that remained in his system helped a bit too for that matter. Slowly, and obviously reluctantly, he climbed onto his back, still gripping onto Mitsu's hand in the process.

Riyo seemed moderately confused at Neko's request, but complied without question... So when he let go, she barely budged. Like a little monkey or something. As Neko practically told Klyde to buzz off, she smiled and stuck her tongue out at him. "No touchie. You lost that privilege." She said in a joking tone.... Even though she didn't appear to be joking.

As Blade was about to drape his jacket around her, she'd opened her mouth to stop him but just couldn't push the words out when she felt that warmth envelop her body. "M'nyuuuu~" She sighed, a very cute little sound that had probably never escaped her mouth before. A little purr rose from her throat as she awkwardly cuddled with Neko's back... Which lasted up 'till the point that flashing lights caught her attention. Red and blue. "Ooooh, there's a light show going on at the school." She commented, pointing to all the white cars that seemed to be the cause.

Desmond let out a grunt as Shun climbed on, though he made no verbal protest. "Hope you're happy." He mumbled to Mitsu before continuing at a faster pace now that he was free of having to walk the straggler.

Though, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at Mitsu's mention of a 'new close friend'. "What're you talking about?" He mumbled through her control of his lips, trying to shake her off so he could talk normally.

It took him a moment, but he finally realized what she was talking about. "Oh. OH. Oh God no." He said in disgust, his lips curling to show it. "That crazy b***h wanted to use me to get revenge on her boyfriend or something. Even after I told her to get the hell away she wouldn't leave me alone." For a moment, the vampire wished he had a hand free to rub his forehead. "It... Hasn't been a good night. I think I'm done with parties for awhile." At least they were at the school now. But what the hell were all those police doing?

For the moment when Riyo had told him he had lost the privilege to touch her, Klyde looked utterly depressed. Like a dopey puppy that had been kicked for no real reason. And the fact that Blade was able to help her, coaxing such cute noises from her that he had never heard, it was like a stab in the chest with the blade being twisted.

Coming up on Blade, Klyde was nearly intent to bro hug crush him to death but the thief evaded his arms. Staggering in place Klyde turned to try again but the mention of lights had his attention. Turning so that he could see as well he looked over toward the police cars with intense interest. "Maybe its a rave....those can be fun.....I feel like we should go to a party."

Eyes focusing in on the lights, Neko frowned. He had no idea why the police were here. "Maybe...they're here to investigate the attack on you, Blade?" He offered up unsure. It was possible something else had happened but Neko couldn't or didn't want to fathom what.

Wrapping his arm under Riyo again to brace her up, he shifted a little uncomfortably. While he wanted to dump these kids back at the dorm he was a little worried they would be stopped. And if they were stopped this situation didn't exactly look good. He was with three kids, two that were high and drunk, with arms full of alcohol. Even if Blade tried to back up his story he was fairly certain the police wouldn't buy it.

"Come on, we'll go to my house for a while." Turning off the path Neko immediately moved into the woods heading toward his house buried deep in the forest. Riyo and Blade knew where he lived but he wasn't exactly thrilled to have Klyde along. With any luck the vampire wouldn't remember this little trip when he woke up in the morning.

"I'm happy you're helping Shun," Mitsu started that look of jealousy hard to hide. "But I am not happy about kissy faces with stranger girl.." Not that she had the full right to say anything about it, but her logic wasn't working. Under normal circumstances she never would have brought it up.

When he tried to shake off her hand she let if fall back across her stomach leaving him to talk freely. After a moment, that angry look started to subside. "Y...you didn't want her around?" There was a hint of relief on her face again. "You didn't have fun at the party? You should have had a sip of my drink...it was full of magic."

Looking back to Shun Mitsu furrowed her brow. "Doesn't hurt...but feels odd? Maybe you should get checked out. It might get worse. My parents said they felt odd a lot shortly before they died." She still didn't know the full story about how her parents had died. Her brother would never tell her the details of what they had found inside the research building. Not that he could see it for himself but he had been apparently told in detail. If she knew that much she would know that it was more than just that odd feeling that had killed them.

Her expression had just started to shift to worry when everyone's focus was up ahead at the school. Turning toward it she noticed the lights as well. "You didn't do what?" Blinking a few times her eyes dilated in full again, the drugs still running rampant through her system. "The lights are so pretty. Desmond, will you take me to see the lights?"

Rubbing his arms, Blade looked back towards Neko then to the lights ahead. If it was an investigation on the attack, it means he would likely be questioned again. He didn't want to deal with the police. And it seemed that the janitor didn't either, not that he could blame him considering the current circumstances.

"It is wa-" his words were cut short as Riyo said that Neko had seen her naked before, "What? Neko what the hell did you do to her?!"

Thinking about it for a moment, Shun shook his head at Mitsu.

"I don't think it's a bad thing... doesn't really.. feel bad? I just.. don't know what it is," he murmured before pausing, "... I just didn't do it. I dinnt kill anyone today... or yesterday... or the day before..."

As they continued on, his eyes were growing heavier and heavier. The booze was wearing off but it had taken its toll on his body and mind.